Why pay for a server to run via a company, why not just invest some of your time and a little money and get yourselves some PIs! You may not think this will work, but it works out much cheaper than paying every month for a server, and it gives you, the owner, total control over all of your files.
Note: You will need some prior experience about hosting a server via your own computer and not through a company to do this!
If you are interested check out my post to see all about it here, in my opinion this is the best way to get your Minecraft Server out there, running 24/7.